The 2017 Big Butterfly Count
by Chris, 14 October, 2017, 0 comments
The first six months of 2017 were noteworthy for above average temperatures. Then July and August were characterised by unsettled weather and above average rainfall - indeed, it has been one of the wettest summers for a number of years.
The effect of this weather was to reduce the number of butterflies seen during the Big Butterfly Count - which took place in late July and early August. The ‘warmer’ early months of the year meant that the development of some butterfly species was accelerated so that their peak numbers occurred earlier than when the count took place. Others were affected by the rather miserable ‘summer’ weather. The count recorded the sightings of some 20 species of butterfly and moth. Read more...
